Covers for receptacles



H G KucK ETAL 1,881,694

COVERS FOR RECEPTACLES Filed Dec. 29, 1930 k'iJE-JK( 3mm/420x H/fzzcir,ZYX/57.455.755 gg? anim/wa,

Oct. 1l, 1932.

e Patented Oct. 11, 1932 UNITED; s'rii'iESI PATENT OFFICE HENRY G. KUCKAND THEODORE J. ABELEI,V OF PEORIA., ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO STUBER &KUCK CO., OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS covnns nonnnciirriicnns .Application led December 29, 1930.

This invention relates to receptacle covers or closures provided withcover glasses.

More particularly the invention has to doy with an improved constructionin a closure of the type named by which a broken cover glass may beeasily and quickly replaced:

' An object of our invention is the provisionv of a cover or closure oftwo parts adapted to telescope one into the other, said parts beingidentical in form and size, the glass being held between the two.

Another object lies in providing two iden tical rings which togetherform a closure for a receptacle, the same being telescoped and adaptedto hold between them the cover` glass, said rings being separable forthepurremovable der to make our invention fully understood.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a portion of a receptacle showing thecover or closure of our invention applied thereto. Figure 2 is anenlarged vertical section of portions of the lid or cover and thereceptacle `to which the same is applied. Figure 3 shows portions of tworings in perspective. Figure i is a section of parts of the two ringsshown in the earlier figures and means for securing them relatively, andFigure 5 shows in perspective parts of the receptacle and our inventionapplied thereto.

The body of the receptacle is denoted at 1.

A cover is provided for said receptacle identified in general by thecharacter 2. It has the form of a ring and includes a flange 3 to engageover the receptacles top and, within the central opening thereof thering has an inwardly extending flange or lip 4 terminating an innerdepending wall 5. Thus formed the cover has the central opening 6, saidcover constituting what may be termed a primary closure for thereceptacle. It is re-f' movable and receives asecondary cover or yclosure `which may preferably be hinged thereto.V This said secondaryclosure, therefore, is that portion through which the goods in thereceptacle may be inspected, being provided with a cover-glass and mayberaised Serial No. 505,847.

for dispensing the goods protected thereby.Y

Such secondary closure comprises a pair of rings of identical form andsize, each comprising in this instance a cylindrically formed wallportion 7 8 and a flange portion 9, 10, A

respectively, lying in planes at right angles to said wall port-ions asbest shown in Figures 2 and 3, and the said cylindrically formed wallsmay terminate each in an outwardly turned flange 11 at its lower freeedge.

A glass cover-plate is represented at 12 and is placed within the upperof the two rings, covering the central opening 13 there'- of, and whenso placed is followed by the ring 8, the margin of the glass being thusenclosed between the two flanges 9, 10. Holes 14 are provided in thewalls 7, 8 in register for the reception of. easily removable meinbersLiwhich, for example, may correspond to the well known paper fastener,or like'l device, by which the rings may be maintained in positiveconnected relation.

Although the drawing indicates the rings 7-9 and 8-10 as being of heavygauge for purposes of better showing yet, as is well' lrnown, the tinfrom which metal ware is constructed is really of quite light gauge4and, therefore, although the said rings are identical in size one maybe telescoped into the other, the flange 7 of the outer ring readilygiving as the innerring is inserted to enclose the cover-glass 12,Figures 2 and 5, the flanges 9, 10 being spaced in accordance with thethickness of said glass.

The flange 11 of the inner ring 8-10 finds l any abutment upon theflange 4 of the wall 5 of the primary closure-ring 2, and a convenientgrip 16 may be secured to the flange 9, while a hinge 16 may be fixed tothe latter and to said primary closure, see Figure 1, in

addition to which there 'may be erected on the said primary closureastop 17 to support the lid or cover 7, 8, 12 and when raised duringdispensing periods.

- The rings 7, 8 are identical as already stated being made from thesame set of dies thus saving in cost of manufacture besides providingfor an exceedingly snug fit, in addition to which the rings are thusprovided with the same type and width of flanges 9, 10 1a.

- to cushion the glass and and furnishing Wide marginal embracingVseparable,

which portions serve spaced relation for receiving a cover glass assistlargely in prebetween them.

portions for the glass,

venting breakage of the glass when the lid yor Y. cover is dropped toits closed position tures.

through accident. f p Y The primary cover 2 due to its iorm pro-l Yvides the lo-w hanging ange 4 within the opening 6 forming a well intowhich the secondary cover'enters with its top substantially y liushwithk the top ofl said primary cover'thus* making for an extremely neatappearancey bes sides reducing the bulk of the'who-le' structure whichis an advantagewhen,considering the matter of storage in a small space,and in f shipping.

'We-claims.' M l. A coverv for a receptacle including a pair 'of ringsof formed sheet metal having Vc'ylindrically curved walls and identicalforni and size arranged .to nest one within the other,-=each including aiange, and a 'cover-plate held in position between saidf'anges,saidwallsadapted to be held inl connected rela- .y

tion by their rictional engagement.

2. A cover for a receptacle-including a pair o1 rings each comprising asubstantially cylin-4 drically curved wall and an integral iiangeY ldisposed substantially at right angles thereto,

Vso

- one fromthe other, and a between `the said flanges.

Y Cylindrical wall depending into the receptacle c primary cover, fwa'rdly f eXtendlng saidlrings ybeing identical in size and form adaptedto nest one in the other andsepfarable 3; The invention according toclaim 2 together withYInea-ns to secure the rings in their v nestedrelation. s Y Y 4. YA cover for a receptacle 'including a prikmary coverportion comprising a ring or annulusfto rest upon the side wall of thereceptacle including an inner annular substantially below'the top edgethereof and terminating extremity in an in of identical form and sizeeachincluding a substantially cylindrically curved wall adapted tonestone within the other and held frictionally engagement, and's'eparabfle,one

off them resting upon the saidlange of said land each includingv 'aninange one substantially parallelingV the other, andra cover glass:disthesaid flanges adapted to lie in testimony whereof we aflx oursigna- 1 HENRY G.JKUCK. y ATHEODORE J. LABELE.

cover-plate held I posed between the iianges, the saidsecondaiy i' outermargin of the said y 5.` A cover for receptacles including inv its iconstruction a'pairofirings each comp-rising v cylindrically'curved wallandi Y va flange extending inwardly ytherefrom substanti ally;

being of Y "walls adapted to telescope each other',lr andv cover inoverallheight being substantially equal .to the height of thecylindrical wall of the said primary cover andrlying below the 'jprimarycover.

substantially at right angles thereto, said rings identical Vsize andYform', Vthe said

